As the world's largest hackathon of all women & non-binary folks, gotechnica combats gender imbalance & imposter syndrome associated with STEM fields. The Future is Ms. is an ongoing series of reports by young feminists, made possible by SayItForwardNow.
While hackathons are a great way to find tech opportunities, the majority of events are male-dominated. “My biggest obstacle [as a rising female web developer] was just people not liking a girl who wears pink being able to code as well as them because that’s not what they expect,” said Williams.
Technica was inspired by founder Amritha Jayanti’s own experiences as a computer science major. “I was one of five girls and in our class of 100 students, and it made it harder to engage in class discussions,” she remembered. “I went to my first hackathon at the end of my freshman year, and I thought it would be great to have that in a super safe space.”
To ensure everyone has the resources they need for their project, Technica hosts beginner workshops. “It gives the opportunity for our hackers to learn in a place where they know that they’ll be supported,” Das said, “and not not judged for not knowing something.”
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